

Doing a clean install of Windows 10 or using the USB2-E1000 on a new Windows 10 computer: Since the previous Windows 7 or 8.1 driver will not be carried over to a clean install of Windows 10, it must be freshly installed. You can also download and install the driver from our website or from the disk that came with your adapter.Ģ. Windows Update should see it and automatically download the correct driver. The easiest way is to establish an internet connection, either wirelessly or through another Ethernet port, then plug in the USB2-E1000.

If you haven’t yet installed this driver, please install it before upgrading. Upgrading from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1: If you have already installed the driver for the USB2-E1000 in Windows 7 or 8.1 and upgrade directly from that version to Windows 10, the currently installed driver will be available to Windows 10, and your adapter should work without any further effort. There are several ways to work around this issue, depending on the scenario:ġ. If this happens, the adapter will show up in Device Manager as “AX88178” with a Code 28 error: “”Drivers for this device are not installed.” However, the driver for the ASIX AX88178 chip in our USB2-E1000 is not pre-installed in Windows 10, and we have discovered a problem with the downloadable driver that keeps it from installing.


Windows 10 should automatically configure these drivers when you plug the adapter in.) When you insert these adapters into a USB port, the drivers should automatically install with no need for an internet connection. *Note In 2017, our USB3-HUB3ME was redesigned to include a Realtek RTL8153 chipset and drivers.
